Chester High School vs STEM at Showalter

How do these schools compare?

Metric Chester High School STEM at Showalter
Location Chester, PA Chester, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 806 477
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.5:1 14.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 92.4% 91.4%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Chester High School STEM at Showalter
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $21,339 $21,339
District Chester-Upland SD Chester-Upland SD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Chester High School STEM at Showalter
White 0.7% 1.0%
African American 79.9% 81.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.5% 14.5%
Asian 0.2% 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.6% 2.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Chester High School STEM at Showalter
AP Courses Offered - 4
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 130:1 267:1
Chronic Absenteeism 71.9% 72.3%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.